Un-ported spool and "Carpenter & Casey
The poplin rod bag is dark brown in color and has no hang tag but looks correct for the period
For sale here is a Paul Young "Texan" taper bamboo rod made by John Pickard
That is the design offered here and which is part of an idea I'm hoping to be able to pursue every year or so -- to take a design I've been contemplating and be able to prototype
The reel is in mint condition with the original factory stickers still in place
Todd Sands Spey Reel 4" [SALE PENDING] 9 Weight Un-ported spool and "Carpenter &A very nice Todd Sands spey reel, 4" in diameter and set up for LHW. A classic S style reel from the protege of the late Dr. Paul Hermann and this is brand new from Todd's workbench, one of only a handful of large spey reels that Todd has made. The inner frame width is 1 1 2" giving this reel plenty of capacity. 2: 1 multiplying retrieve. Silver aluminum frame, handle, spool, foot, drag adjuster, and oil port cover with aluminum black anodized